Ghanaian Politics

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama outlined plans to cut a ballooning deficit and build infrastructure on Thursday as he gave his first state of the nation address since winning December elections.

Efforts to end conflict across Africa, especially in Mali, dominated the African Union summit opening Sunday, with the 54-member bloc's chief saying greater efforts are needed to build peace.

Efforts to end conflict across Africa, especially in Mali, dominated the African Union summit opening Sunday, with the 54-member bloc's chief saying greater efforts are needed to build peace.

Ghana ex-president John Kufuor said Wednesday that the resurgent west African nation could withstand any fallout from his party's court challenge to incumbent John Dramani Mahama's election win last month.

Ghana's John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as president on Monday at a ceremony attended by thousands in the capital but boycotted by the opposition, which has challenged the election results.

Ghana's John Dramani Mahama was sworn-in as president on Monday at a ceremony attended by thousands in the capital, but boycotted by the opposition which has challenged the election results.

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama will be sworn into office on Monday following last month's polls in a ceremony to be boycotted by the opposition, which has claimed fraud and challenged the results in court.

Ghana's main opposition, alleging electoral fraud, filed a court challenge Friday to results from this month's presidential polls handing victory to incumbent John Dramani Mahama.

Machete-wielding men attacked a downtown Accra shopping area Thursday, sparking allegations of political violence by Ghana's two main parties amid tensions unleashed by a presidential election last week.

Ghana's main opposition candidate Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday refused to accept presidential election results giving victory to incumbent John Dramani Mahama and vowed to challenge them in court.

Ghana's main opposition party said Tuesday it planned to challenge presidential election results in court after having alleged a "pattern of fraud" in incumbent John Dramani Mahama's victory.

The opposition candidate in Ghana's presidential polls said he is not ready to concede defeat after alleging a "pattern of fraud", but has not yet decided whether to challenge the results in court.

The White House Monday urged all Ghanaians to accept the result of their election, congratulating President John Dramani Mahama on his win, despite the opposition candidate's reluctance to concede.

The opposition candidate in Ghana's presidential polls said Monday he was not ready to concede defeat and wanted true democracy for the country, but was unsure whether to challenge the results in court.

Local observers on Monday urged respect for Ghana's election results giving victory to incumbent John Dramani Mahama after the opposition alleged fraud in a nation trying to uphold its image as a model African democracy.

Ghana's John Dramani Mahama urged respect for results giving him victory in presidential polls after the opposition alleged fraud in a nation trying to uphold its image as a model African democracy.

Ghanaian incumbent John Dramani Mahama was on Sunday declared the winner of closely fought presidential polls, but the opposition alleged fraud in a nation that has been seen as a model of African democracy.

Ghana incumbent John Dramani Mahama was declared winner of the country's closely fought presidential polls on Sunday with 50.70 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced.

Ghana's main opposition party on Sunday alleged fraud in the country's tight presidential election, claiming it had evidence that its candidate had won the vote even before official results were declared.

Ghana's main opposition party on Sunday alleged a "pattern of fraud" in the country's tight presidential election, saying it had evidence that its candidate Nana Akufo-Addo had won the vote.